Phrase guide

tiger beetle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Most tiger beetle larvae tunnel in the soil.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beetle

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خُنْفُسَاء نَمِرِيَّة (ḵunfusāʔ namiriyya) — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Bulgarian: ти́гров бръ́мбар (tígrov brǎ́mbar) — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Chinese: 虎甲 (hǔjiǎ) — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虎甲蟲 /虎甲虫 (hǔjiǎchóng) — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Finnish: hietakiitäjäinen — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • French: cicindèle — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • German: Sandlaufkäfer — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Indonesian: kumbang macan — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Irish: ciaróg thíograch — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Italian: cicindela — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Japanese: 斑猫 (hanmyō) — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Japanese: ハンミョウ (hanmyō) — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Malay: kumbang harimau — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Māori: muremure — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Māori: kūī — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Māori: moeone — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Navajo: chʼosh bijáád nineezí — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Polish: trzyszcz — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Portuguese: besouro-assassino — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Portuguese: tigre-veloz — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Portuguese: besouro-tigre — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Russian: жук-скаку́н (žuk-skakún) — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Spanish: escarabajo tigre — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Turkish: kaplan böcek — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
  • Turkish: uyuz sineği — any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae